श्रीशुक उवाच एकदा दानवेन्द्रस्य शर्मिष्ठा नाम कन्यका । सखीसहस्रसंयुक्ता गुरुपुत्र्या च भामिनी ॥ ६ ॥ देवयान्या पुरोद्याने पुष्पितद्रुमसङ्कुले । व्यचरत्कलगीतालिनलिनीपुलिनेऽबला ॥ ७ ॥
sri-suka uvaca ekada danavendrasya sarmistha nama kanyaka sakhi-sahasra-samyukta guru-putrya ca bhamini devayanya purodyane puspita-druma-sankule vyacarat kala-gitali- nalini-puline ’bala
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said
- ekada
- once upon a time
- danava-indrasya
- of Vrsaparva
- sarmistha
- Sarmistha
- nama
- by name
- kanyaka
- a daughter
- sakhi-sahasra-samyukta
- accompanied by thousands of friends
- guru-putrya
- with the daughter of the guru, Sukracarya
- ca
- also
- bhamini
- very easily irritated
- devayanya
- with Devayani
- pura-udyane
- within the palace garden
- puspita
- full of flowers
- druma
- with nice trees
- sankule
- congested
- vyacarat
- was walking
- kala-gita
- with very sweet sounds
- ali
- with bumblebees
- nalini
- with lotuses
- puline
- in such a garden
- abala
- innocent
Sukadeva Gosvami said: One day Vrsaparva’s daughter Sarmistha, who was innocent but angry by nature, was walking with Devayani, the daughter of Sukracarya, and with thousands of friends, in the palace garden. The garden was full of lotuses and trees of flowers and fruits and was inhabited by sweetly singing birds and bumblebees.